Thursday, July 30, 2009

Immeasurably More

Reading: John 6:1-21; Ephesians 3:14-21

This week we looked at the central message of the book of Ephesians: God has done something through Christ that nobody expected or even really thought possible. The point for us today is that we should never underestimate him.

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Preached on July 26, 2009 at PLWC.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Tearing Down Walls and Building Up Houses

Reading: 2 Samuel 7:1-14a; Matthew 27:50-51; Ephesians 2:11-22

Carey and I have been on vacation, thus explaining the lack of a sermon last week. This week, however, we moved on from 2 Corinthians and began reading Ephesians. I suspect I could spend several weeks at least preaching from this passage from Ephesians 2; Paul really likes to pack his words with theology.

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Preached on July 19, 2009 at PLWC.

Monday, July 6, 2009

How to Live through a Recession

Reading: Luke 12:22-34; 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

This is our last sermon focusing on 2 Corinthians before we move on to something else. We looked at Paul's exhortation to the Corinthians to give generously; it's always good to revisit how God's generosity to us forms the foundation of our generosity toward others.

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Preached on July 5, 2009 at PLWC.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

What's Missing

Reading: Mark 6:1-13; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10

Our third sermon based in 2 Corinthians deals with Paul's thorn in the flesh. Like Jesus' sending out of his followers two by two without money, food, or extra clothes, Paul's statements are a reminder to us of how much the gospel requires of us.

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Preached on June 28, 2009 at PLWC.